Created by Todd Jenkins

MiningRanching FarmingNatives Pot- pourri 100 Final Jeo.

A1 100 The extracting of mineral ore through shallow mining by early prospectors was called this

200 A2 This mineral was the main resource deposit at the Comstock Lode

300 A3 Many of the first miners in Colorado did not find minerals because they were quartz mines which means this

400 A4 This phrase was coined when mining towns went from a booming town to a ghost town.

500 The people who said Pike’s Peak or Bust were mining for this mineral A5

This ranching invention was first viewed as a threat because it prevented cattle from roaming freely. It ended up being a positive asset. B1 100

200 After paying $10 and living on 160 acres for five years you received a clear title for the land was called this. B2

300 In the early 1800’s, Americans believed that cattle ranching was not practical in the Great Plain for this main reason. B3

400 The route from Texas to Abilene, Kansas that cowboys used to drive cattle to railheads for sale was called this. B4

500 When there became an abundance of wheat, the prices dropped and farmers did this to their land to get credit B5

100 The process of planting seeds deep into the ground was called this. C1

200 This crop had a huge advantage on the plains because it would grow well with little moisture. C2

300 Drought often brought this disaster to the Great Plains which would leave only a black charcoal trail. C3

400 The nickname of the people who used plow, binder and reaper was this. C4

500 Huge farms with advanced equipment and large production were called this C5

100 Natives came to this place to negotiate only to be massacred D1

200 The army encourage the elimination of this because they felt it would force natives on reservations. D2

300 The government act that sold land to build a trust for Native Americans and attempted to assimilate the Natives into American society was called D3

400 Wounded Knee was the result of this ritual. D4

500 What was the name of the Nez Perce Chief who surrendered after losing much of his tribe D5

100 A town with a railroad to transport cattle was called this. E1

200 This short story books were the result of the cowboy adventures E2

300 Boomtown near the Comstock Lode E3

400 This man wiped out a whole tribe of Sioux when they were coming to negotiate E4

500 This town got it’s name from the large amounts of lead the contained silver ore deposits E5

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Final Jeopardy Question Native History

Final Jeopardy question The two terms that Natives experienced that mean to break up reservation into small plots and force into being absorbed into American Society.

Double Final Jeopardy To move from place to place to follow crops and wildlife.